Legal Opinion

Irwin v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 25, 1903PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Indictment for assault with intent to rob.' Before Judge Roan. Fulton superior court. May 23, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. Where a demurrer to an indictment has been overruled, the bill of exceptions to such judgment must be tendered within twenty days.

2. Bor the protection of the accused it is-necessary that, in an indictment for an offense against the person of another, the person injured should be referred to by his correct name, if it be known, or by some name by which he is commonly and generally called. It follows that where the indictment names the person injured as Ed...Hightower, and the proof shows that his name is Edmund Green Hightower, and that he is known and called by the name of Green Hightower…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. GrubeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Reeves v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. State v. OWENS (And Vice Versa)Supreme Court of Georgia · 2021
  4. Johansson v. TowsonDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1959
  5. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924

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